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How a Skyrim rumor can launch a quest

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Gossiping with an NPC usually yields boring lore, but Bethesda turned tavern chatter into an infinite content engine. Skyrim's Radiant Story system dynamically generates quests based on who you've randomly murdered and who actually likes you, meaning a bartender's casual rumor might send you halfway across the continent just to retrieve a stolen spoon.

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